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The only way to detain someone with parliamentary immunity is if they are caught in the act, so they must have caught her with the 600k.
by intunderflow 4y ago
The only way to detain someone with parliamentary immunity is if they are caught in the act, so they must have caught her with the 600k.
- denton-scratch 4y agoHaving 600K isn't in itself an "act". And they must have some reason for mentioning a "Gulf state". I wonder if they've had her and the others under surveillance, and nabbed her while brown envelopes were passing back and forth.
- spapas82 4y agoShe had the money hidden in her house. Her father was caught with a suitcase full of money.
- arlort 4y agoI am not sure she had parliamentary immunity. It seems like that only applies during sessions of the EP, which isn't in session right now. She would probably be able to claim immunity to attend the session next week, but as the first thing will probably be to lift her immunity I doubt she'll bother
- tremon 4y agoParliamentary immunity for MEPs does not extend to their privates lives. MEPs are only immune from prosecution for public statements they make (like, for example, "Qatar has a great human rights track record. It's the best, the greatest"), not for anything else they do.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoIt depends on the definition of "parliamentary immunity" in their home country, though. In some EU countries, it is indeed practically immune unless "caught in the act" (e.g. inviolability in France).
- pfoof 4y agoWell in poland immunity also prevents politicians from getting speeding tickets as long as they are doing something work related (at least officially)